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Femoral Bone Grafting in THR

   



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     - Total Hip Replacement Menu:
           - Acetabular Bone Grafting:
           - Allografts

- Discussion:
    - indicated for pts w/ severe osteolysis or for femoral shaft fractures;
    - in younger pts, structural allografting may eventually allow some degree of revascularization of dead bone, which restores patients bone stock;
    - napkin ring calcar replacement:
           - involves placement of a circumferential portion of allograft over top of the patients deficient calcar;
           - femoral component is then inserted in the usual way (usually w/ cement);
           - main complications include graft resorption and subsidence;
    - femoral strut allografts:
           - in the report by Barden B, et al. (2001), large femoral cortical strut allografts were used to provide structural
                 support of the femur in 20 patients in whom uncemented, extensively porous-coated, press-fit revision femoral stems;
                 - mean followup was 4.7 years;
                 - radiographic analysis of the patients who had revision surgery revealed that in all 20 patients, cortical femoral strut allografts showed incorporation;
                 - small areas of graft resorption were observed in only two patients;
                 - 17 of the uncemented femoral revision stems radiographically showed bone ingrowth;
                 - 3 of the revision femoral stems were interpreted as being fixed only by fibrous ingrowth after early subsidence after surgery;
                 - before surgery, all patients were unable to walk and had severe pain;
                 - at followup, all patients were ambulatory and had considerable improvement in pain relief and in their ability to walk;
                 - ref: Supportive strut grafts for diaphyseal bone defects in revision hip arthroplasty.

- Technical Pearls:
    - in many cases, surgeons will elect to bridge a femoral shaft defect (or fracture) with a cortical strut allograft and cables;
           - realize that with time, the allograft may undergo partial resorption which can lead to wire loosening;
           - hence, cortical strut allografts and wires should not be relied upon to provided long term support



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